Artificial fuel and method of making same.



T UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JACOB SCHAU B, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNCR TO AMERICAN LINSEEDCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

' To all whom it may concern:

No Drawing.

Be it known that I, JACOB SCHAUB, a: citizen of the United States, and aresident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial Fuel andMethods of- Making Same, of whlch the i leaves a minimum of residue orash when consumed.

lVith these objects in view I place approximately forty-six parts ofcommercialmethyl alcohol in asuita le vessel, and add approximatelyfourf'pa'rts of cellulose having a content of nitrogen which renders itsoluble therein, preferably oellulose-pentanitrate, and

agitate until the cellulose-pentanitrate has been dissolved. Thiscolloid may then be solidified by the addition of water. If theagitation is continued while the water is added it will uickly solidfyinto a 'firm solid a jelly. T esolution will also solidfy if poured intowater or immersed in water. The resultant product does not fuse whileSpecification of Letters Patent.

,ARTIFICIAL FUEL AND METHOD OI MAKIN SAME.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed October 4, 1917., Serial No. 194,711.

burning, is rich in heat units, produces a high heat, leaves a minimumof ash or residue when consumed and its flame is readily extinguished. rv

I claim:

1. An artificial fuel consisting of cellulose having a nitrogen contentwhich renders it soluble in methyl alcohol, methyl alcohol and water. .i

2. An artificial fuel consisting of cellulose pentanitrate, methylalcohol and water.

3. The process of producing artificial fuel {MC which consists ofdissolving in methyl alcohol cellulosje having a nitrogen content whichrender-sit soluble therein and solidfying the col loid so formed withwater.

4. -The"process of-producing artificial fuel which consists ofdissolving cellulose pentanitrate in methyl alcohol and solidifying thecolloid so formed with water.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 5( second day of October, 1917.

- ACOB SCHAUB'.

Witnesses:

MARGARET A. HEGK, PAUL Jams.

